DAC6: Will you need to report?
The EU has introduced a new law that imposes mandatory disclosure requirements for certain cross-border transactions. Known as DAC6, the law requires intermediaries to report cross-border tax planning arrangements which involve at least one EU Member State, where the transaction falls into a number of hallmarks. This means businesses will be required to: Monitor cross-border arrangements […]
Are You Ready for ISO 45001?
After five years of international debate about the meaning of “worker”, “participation”, “leadership” and “interested parties” ISO 45001, the international standard for occupational health and safety (OH&S) management, was finally published in March 2018. The uptake of the new standard has been slower than expected, with ISO 45001 auditing organisations admitting that requests for accreditation […]
What is Adult Safeguarding?
Everyone deserves to live a life that is free from neglect, abuse or exploitation. Used throughout the UK and in many countries worldwide, safeguarding is a system of policies and procedures that are designed to reduce, and ideally, prevent harm to vulnerable individuals. Although the term is often used to refer to a wide range of […]
New SRA Standards and Regulations are set to come into force in November 2019. How can you prepare?
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has released their schedule of the SRA Standards and Regulations including their final draft of the Rules. While the initial set of Standards and Regulations were approved by the Legal Services Board (LSB) back in November 2018, the SRA have now made a few further amendments which have resulted in […]
Deaths and Injuries In The Workplace
VinciWorks hosts business continuity masterclass on conducting a tabletop exercise
On 27 February, VinciWorks hosted its second in a series of risk masterclasses. In the interactive business continuity masterclass, experts Karla Gahan and Dean Hughes shared insights on how to run a tabletop exercise within your own organisation. Delegates were presented with a clear structure on how to prepare for and run a tabletop exercise. […]
VinciWorks’ gamified FCPA training
VinciWorks has released a new anti-corruption course to help businesses comply with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). FCPA: Know Your Deal drops users into an immersive set of real-life scenarios to test their understanding, ability and knowledge to uncover the risk of bribery in their working life. Demo the course
The FCPA and its role in preventing bribery
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) definition: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is a piece of American legislation aimed at outlawing bribery of foreign officials. The Act applies to those with formal ties to the US, such as US nationals or businesses incorporated in the US, as well as foreign nationals and entities who are in […]
February News Roundup
Local Authority Prosecuted After Wall Collapses onto Child A six year old girl was seriously injured when a wall partly owned by a Council collapsed onto her during a family barbeque. The girl was placed in a medically induced coma and spent 10 days in a hospital, of which 7 days were spent in […]
7 Reasons Why Health and Safety Training is Important
It seems that whenever we talk about workplace safety today, cries of “it’s health and safety gone mad!” aren’t far behind. From outlawing running in the playground to banning flip flops in the office, it’s all too often that discussions on the topic tend to focus on situations where rules are at best outlandish, and […]
